They needed accreditation but feared what it might cost them. Lighthouse Christian Academy didn\’t want a credential that required them to become a different school. Turns out, they didn\’t have to.
They needed access to state funding — but not at the cost of their model. The Mission Academy found a path that unlocked Choose Act dollars without asking them to look like every other school.
She had a vision, a community, and zero roadmap. Starting a microschool means making decisions you don\’t yet know how to make. Here\’s how one Indiana founder turned that uncertainty into a school built to last.
